diff --git a/debian/freeswitch.postinst b/debian/freeswitch.postinst
index 444c602bc4..6f024b726f 100644
--- a/debian/freeswitch.postinst
+++ b/debian/freeswitch.postinst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ case "$1" in
     fi
     if ! getent passwd freeswitch >/dev/null; then
       useradd --system -g freeswitch -Gaudio \
-        -d /var/run/freeswitch \
+        -d /var/lib/freeswitch \
         -s /bin/false \
         -e '' \
         -c 'FreeSWITCH' \